2015–16 Football Superleague of Kosovo

Football Superleague of Kosovo
Season	2015–16
Champions	Feronikeli
Relegated	Kosova Vushtrri Istogu
Matches played	198
Goals scored	443 (2.24 per match)
Top goalscorer	Kastriot Rexha (12)
Biggest home win	Trepça'89 6–0 Liria (8 May 2016)
Biggest away win	Drencia 0–4 Drita (23 April 2016) Drita 0–4 Trepça'89 (11 May 2016)
Highest scoring	Drencia 6–2 Kosova Vushtrri (11 May 2016)
← 2014–15 2016–17 → All statistics correct as of 1 May 2016.

The 2015–16 Football Superleague of Kosovo was the sixteenth season of football in Kosovo. The season began on 22 August 2015 and ended on 22 May 2016; the relegation play-offs were on 1/2 June 2016. Feronikeli were the defending champions.

A total of 12 teams competed in the league: nine sides from the 2014–15 season and three promoted from the Liga e Parë campaign. Liria, Gjilani and Llapi were each promoted to the top-flight.

Teams

Location of teams of the 2015–16 Football Superleague of Kosovo

Club	Town	Stadium
KF Liria	Prizren	Përparim Thaçi Stadium
KF Drenica	Skenderaj	Bajram Aliu Stadium
KF Drita	Gjilan	Gjilan City Stadium
KF Llapi	Podujevo	Zahir Pajaziti City Stadium
KF Feronikeli	Glogovac	Rexhep Rexhepi Stadium
KF Gjilani	Gjilan	Gjilan City Stadium
KF Hajvalia	Hajvalia	Hajvalia Stadium
KF Istogu	Istok	Demush Mavraj Stadium
KF Kosova Vushtrri	Vushtrri	Ferki Aliu Stadium
KF Prishtina	Pristina	Pristina City Stadium
KF Besa	Peć	Shahin Haxhiislami Stadium
KF Trepça'89	Mitrovica	Riza Lushta Stadium

League table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Feronikeli (C)	33	21	6	6	53	27	+26	69
2	Hajvalia	33	17	8	8	44	26	+18	59
3	Trepça'89	33	16	8	9	53	30	+23	56
4	Besa	33	16	5	12	37	27	+10	53
5	Gjilani	33	14	7	12	29	27	+2	49
6	Llapi	33	12	8	13	44	44	0	44
7	Liria	33	12	8	13	35	45	−10	44
8	Prishtina	33	12	7	14	29	34	−5	43
9	Drenica (O)	33	12	4	17	38	48	−10	40	Qualification to Relegation play-offs
10	Drita (O)	33	9	9	15	33	43	−10	36	Qualification to Relegation play-offs
11	Istogu (R)	33	10	4	19	24	40	−16	34	Relegation to Liga e Parë
12	Vushtrria (R)	33	6	8	19	24	52	−28	26	Relegation to Liga e Parë

Source: Football Federation of Kosovo (Albanian), Soccerway
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goal scored; 4) Head-to-Head points; 5) Head-to-Head goal difference; 6) Head-to-Head away goal scored; 7) Head-to-Head goal scored; 8) Play-offs (only if needed to decide champion or teams for relegation).
(C) Champion; (O) Play-off winner; (R) Relegated.

With Kosovo's admittance to FIFA and UEFA on 3 May 2016,^[1] UEFA evaluated the Raiffeisen Superliga's readiness to enter the UEFA Champions League for its 2016–17 season. Later, UEFA decided not to allow them to play in the Champions League just yet.^[2]

Results

Matches 1–22

Home ╲ Away	Besa !BES	Drenica !DRE	Drita !DRT	Feronikeli !FRN	Gjilani !GJI	Hajvalia !HAJ	Istogu !IST	Kosova Vushtrri !KSV	Liria !LIR	Llapi !LLA	Prishtina !PRI	Trepça'89 !T89
Besa !Besa		3–1	2–0	2–1	0–0	1–0	1–0	0–0	3–0	0–0	3–0	1–0
Drenica !Drenica	3–1		1–0	1–0	1–2	1–3	1–1	2–1	2–0	2–1	1–0	1–1
Drita !Drita	1–0	0–1		1–1	0–3	1–0	1–0	5–1	1–1	2–2	1–0	1–1
Feronikeli !Feronikeli	2–1	2–1	1–0		1–1	0–0	3–1	1–0	3–0	1–0	3–1	1–1
Gjilani !Gjilani	1–0	1–0	0–2	1–0		0–0	2–1	2–0	3–1	1–1	0–0	0–1
Hajvalia !Hajvalia	2–0	1–2	2–1	3–2	2–0		1–0	0–0	3–0	1–0	1–0	3–0
Istogu !Istogu	1–0	2–1	2–0	0–0	1–0	1–3		4–0	1–3	0–1	0–0	0–2
Kosova Vushtrri !Kosova Vushtrri	0–1	1–0	2–0	1–3	0–1	1–0	1–0		1–1	0–1	1–1	0–0
Liria !Liria	3–1	1–1	1–0	2–3	1–0	0–0	1–0	1–1		5–2	1–1	2–0
Llapi !Llapi	1–0	2–1	3–3	1–0	1–1	1–1	5–0	1–0	1–0		2–0	1–2
Prishtina !Prishtina	0–1	1–1	1–1	0–1	1–0	1–2	1–0	1–0	2–0	2–1		3–2
Trepça'89 !Trepça'89	2–1	2–0	5–1	1–3	0–1	2–0	4–0	0–2	1–1	1–2	2–0

Source: Football Federation of Kosovo (Albanian)
1 ^{^} The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Matches 23–33

Home ╲ Away	Besa !BES	Drenica !DRE	Drita !DRT	Feronikeli !FRN	Gjilani !GJI	Hajvalia !HAJ	Istogu !IST	Kosova Vushtrri !KSV	Liria !LIR	Llapi !LLA	Prishtina !PRI	Trepça'89 !T89
Besa !Besa		3–0	1–0			3–2		2–0		2–0		0–0
Drenica !Drenica			0–4				2–1	6–2	2–0		0–1
Drita !Drita				0–2	0–1			3–1	1–0			0–4
Feronikeli !Feronikeli	3–1	3–1					3–0		2–0	2–1	1–0
Gjilani !Gjilani	0–0	2–1		0–1			1–0		0–1		0–1
Hajvalia !Hajvalia		1–0	0–0	2–2	3–1			4–1				1–0
Istogu !Istogu	1–0		0–0			1–0		3–1		2–0
Kosova Vushtrri !Kosova Vushtrri				0–1	2–0				0–0		2–3	2–2
Liria !Liria	2–1					3–0	0–1			3–2	1–0
Llapi !Llapi		3–1	1–1		1–3	1–3		3–0				1–1
Prishtina !Prishtina	1–2		3–2			0–0	1–0			3–1
Trepça'89 !Trepça'89		2–0		3–1	3–1		1–0		6–0		1–0

Source: Football Federation of Kosovo (Albanian)
1 ^{^} The home team is listed in the left-hand column.
Colours: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Relegation play-offs

The ninth and tenth-placed teams (Drenica and Drita respectively) played the third and fourth-placed teams (Flamurtari and Dukagjini respectively) from the 2015–16 Liga e Parë; the two winners will play in the top-flight next season.^[3]

Drenica v Dukagjini

1 June 2016
16:00

Drenica	2–1	Dukagjini
Tahiri 58' Syla 83'	Report	Merlaku 63'

Riza Lushta Stadium, Mitrovica

Drita v Flamurtari

2 June 2016
16:00

Drita	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Flamurtari
Haliti 90+2'	Report	Krasniqi 34'
	Penalties
	4–2

Rexhep Rexhepi Stadium, Glogovac

References

↑ "Football Federation of Kosovo joins UEFA". UEFA. 3 May 2016.
↑ "Timeline for UEFA Presidential elections decided". UEFA. 18 May 2016.
↑ "Federata e Futbollit e Kosovës » Finalja e Digitalb Kupës së Kosovës më 28 maj, ndeshjet e barazhit më 1 e 2 qershor" (in Albanian). Retrieved 25 May 2016.

External links

Kosovo Superliga at Soccerway

2015–16 in European football (UEFA)

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